Without even knowing it, Sanyika “Monster Kody” Shakur recorded a conversation with 2pac back in 1995 on accident thanks to his wife. This conversation apparently took place after Monster was released from Pelican Bay State Prison in California, which coincided with Pac's release from Clinton Correctional Facility in New York.

It's known that the two displayed great admiration for each other, as Pac revealed he had most the Clinton prison population reading the book constantly, showing love for the West Coast, which was not a common thing in those times for New York.

The phone conversation was deep to say the least. He expressed how much he wanted to help the community and especially the kids, he had no idea he was being recorded at the time and he shared quite a few things he wanted to do.

Peep all the rare war stories.

Some focal points in the conversation:

Getting famous rappers to all connect and bring together neighborhoods across the U.S. together through an organization, with the help of Al Sharpton, to create a youth league and have block parties with no gangbanging or violence involved.

2pac touched on the 1994 case against the police.

The Gangsta Disciples holding ‘Pac down when he’s in Chicago.

Being in Milwaukee for a concert and shouting out a kid that was shot in senseless violence, and getting things thrown at him for it.

Being on Death Row Records, recording All Eyez On Me and the features on the album.

Life inside Clinton Max and how they put him in 23-hour lockdown, and getting anything he wanted from the people in prison

Wanting Maya Angelou to write an autobiography on him.

His battle between the Black Panther movement teachings he was raised on and gangbanging mentality he was trying adapt to survive in the streets.

Shooting the video for “California Love” with Dr. Dre.

Wanting 2pac to play Monster Kody in his movie and how John Singleton and the Hughes Brothers were “cowards.”

If your Tupac fan, you gotta love this, you might shed a tear. Say what you want, Pac was a legit dude.

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So here's how the all came to be.
Without even knowing it, Sanyika “Monster Kody” Shakur recorded a conversation with 2pac back in 1995 on accident thanks to his wife. This conversation apparently took place after Monster was released from Pelican Bay State Prison in California, which coincided with Pac's release from Clinton Correctional Facility in New York.
Those that are uniformed, Monster Kody is a OG from the L.A. streets that wrote a book, Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Memberwhich has been touted as a must read.
It's known that the two displayed great admiration for each other, as Pac revealed he had most the Clinton prison population reading the book constantly, showing love for the West Coast, which was not a common thing in those times for New York.
The phone conversation was deep to say the least. He expressed how much he wanted to help the community and especially the kids, he had no idea he was being recorded at the time and he shared quite a few things he wanted to do.
Peep all the rare war stories.

Some focal points in the conversation:

Getting famous rappers to all connect and bring together neighborhoods across the U.S. together through an organization, with the help of Al Sharpton, to create a youth league and have block parties with no gangbanging or violence involved.

2pac touched on the 1994 case against the police.

The Gangsta Disciples holding ‘Pac down when he’s in Chicago.

Being in Milwaukee for a concert and shouting out a kid that was shot in senseless violence, and getting things thrown at him for it.

Being on Death Row Records, recording All Eyez On Me and the features on the album.

Life inside Clinton Max and how they put him in 23-hour lockdown, and getting anything he wanted from the people in prison

Wanting Maya Angelou to write an autobiography on him.

His battle between the Black Panther movement teachings he was raised on and gangbanging mentality he was trying adapt to survive in the streets.

Shooting the video for “California Love” with Dr. Dre.

Wanting 2pac to play Monster Kody in his movie and how John Singleton and the Hughes Brothers were “cowards.”

If your Tupac fan, you gotta love this, you might shed a tear. Say what you want, Pac was a legit dude.

One half of the Hughes Brothers film director team Allen Hughes sits down with Sway In The Morning on Shade 45 to talk about his friendship and falling out with 2 Pac.
He also talked about Quentin Tarantino and the use of the N-Word in the film.

Brooklyn’s King Jul Released The Official Video For The Single “On My Job” Off The Upcoming Album “Your Highness”. This Track Was Produced By Scamz (City Official). Video Shot & Edited By DSMND Collective

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When I saw this last night, I thought it was so sick. They brought 2Pac back from the dead and had him perform a song he never performed during his lifetime. Fan or not you have to admit that's some cool shit, we have the Pac hologram so there's only one question left to ask....And that's can we get a Biggie hologram now?

When I saw this last night, I thought it was so sick. They brought 2Pac back from the dead and had him perform a song he never performed during his lifetime. Fan or not you have to admit that's some cool shit, we have the Pac hologram so there's only one question left to ask....And that's can we get a Biggie hologram now?

The Outlawz confirm that they did in fact mix Pac’s ashes with some trees and passed him around after his cremation. Wow, I don’t even know what to do with that, I have no opinion on that whatsoever. All I have to offer up is this….-_-

The Outlawz confirm that they did in fact mix Pac’s ashes with some trees and passed him around after his cremation. Wow, I don’t even know what to do with that, I have no opinion on that whatsoever. All I have to offer up is this….-_-

Damn, this guy was putting hits out on everybody huh? Last month federal prosecutors charged Rodney Johnson, 37 and Brian McCleod, 40 with the 2009 murder of Tony Yayo associate Lowell Fletcher. The FBI say tha Johnson and McCleod arranged and carried out the murder of Fletcher as retaliation for the widely publicized assault on Henchmen’s teenage son back in 2007. You might recall Fletcher pretty took the rap for Yayo, who most believed actually slapped the kid around. Back then you would never have thought it would all turn out like this.

In related news, it appears that the confession that Dexter Isaac’s made is already starting to look shaky, The Smoking Gun received the same statement from Isaac as AllHipHop, but chose not to publish it. They analyzed the confession and found a few holes in the story, which was also supported by a post Miss Info made. Currently the feds are investigating Isacc's claims and are also trying to locate Henchmen, who is still M.I.A..

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Damn, this guy was putting hits out on everybody huh? Last month federal prosecutors charged Rodney Johnson, 37 and Brian McCleod, 40 with the 2009 murder of Tony Yayo associate Lowell Fletcher. The FBI say tha Johnson and McCleod arranged and carried out the murder of Fletcher as retaliation for the widely publicized assault on Henchmen’s teenage son back in 2007. You might recall Fletcher pretty took the rap for Yayo, who most believed actually slapped the kid around. Back then you would never have thought it would all turn out like this.
In related news, it appears that the confession that Dexter Isaac’s made is already starting to look shaky, The Smoking Gun received the same statement from Isaac as AllHipHop, but chose not to publish it. They analyzed the confession and found a few holes in the story, which was also supported by a post Miss Info made. Currently the feds are investigating Isacc's claims and are also trying to locate Henchmen, who is still M.I.A..

Tupac Shakur was shot in Manhattan's Quad Studios in November of 1994 and the identity of the shooter has been revealed as Dexter Isaac, according to exclusive information from Allhiphop.com. Isacc alleges that James "Jimmy Henchman" Rosemond paid him $2,500 for the shooting.

A man has admitted to shooting rap star Tupac Shakur in 1994 after being paid $2,500 dollars by James "Jimmy Henchman" Rosemond in inside Manhattan's Quad Studios in November of 1994.

Dexter Isaac, a former friend of Rosemond, is an inmate currently serving life in prison for murder, robbery and other offenses.

Isaac came forward Wednesday (June 15th) with the information on the eve of what would be Tupac's 40th birthday.

He confessed to his involvement in the November 30th, 1994 shooting of Tupac Shakur to AllHipHop.com, after Jimmy Henchman identified him in a statement, relating to Henchman's indictment for dealing numerous kilos of cocaine.

"I want to apologize to his family [Tupac Shakur] and for the mistake I did for that sucker [Jimmy Henchman]," Dexter Isaac told AllHipHop.com from prison. "I am trying to clean it up to give [Tupac and Biggie's] mothers some closure."

Hmmm, OK now things are finally starting to come together. The question is now was Henchman behind the whole thing or is there a higher up that put Henchman to the task? He already placed a couple dimes on Dexter Isaac so there is no doubt this bird will be singing a sweet tune once the feds put that pressure on him.

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Tupac Shakur was shot in Manhattan's Quad Studios in November of 1994 and the identity of the shooter has been revealed as Dexter Isaac, according to exclusive information from Allhiphop.com. Isacc alleges that James "Jimmy Henchman" Rosemond paid him $2,500 for the shooting.
According to AllHipHop.com

A man has admitted to shooting rap star Tupac Shakur in 1994 after being paid $2,500 dollars by James "Jimmy Henchman" Rosemond in inside Manhattan's Quad Studios in November of 1994.
Dexter Isaac, a former friend of Rosemond, is an inmate currently serving life in prison for murder, robbery and other offenses.
Isaac came forward Wednesday (June 15th) with the information on the eve of what would be Tupac's 40th birthday.
He confessed to his involvement in the November 30th, 1994 shooting of Tupac Shakur to AllHipHop.com, after Jimmy Henchman identified him in a statement, relating to Henchman's indictment for dealing numerous kilos of cocaine.
"I want to apologize to his family [Tupac Shakur] and for the mistake I did for that sucker [Jimmy Henchman]," Dexter Isaac told AllHipHop.com from prison. "I am trying to clean it up to give [Tupac and Biggie's] mothers some closure."
Henchmen, who is currently on the run from Federal officials, claimed that Dexter Isaac, along with other incarcerated inmates were cooperating with the government in an investigation of his alleged drug dealing activities.

Hmmm, OK now things are finally starting to come together. The question is now was Henchman behind the whole thing or is there a higher up that put Henchman to the task? He already placed a couple dimes on Dexter Isaac so there is no doubt this bird will be singing a sweet tune once the feds put that pressure on him.

Here is over 15 minutes of rare mostly never before seen footage of Tupac's infamous bathtub photo shoot with renowed photographer David LaChapelle shortly after his release from prison.

Some of what Lachappelle had to say about the shoot:

DM: I feel that a lot of your work emphasises on beauty in people, regardless of colour or size. One of my favourite pieces of your work is “Becoming Clean” with Tupac Shakur amongst others. How was it like work with him?

DL: Tupac was great, he was very sensitive and is truly a good person. I wrote to his mum when he died and she sent me flowers and gave me his last song, “Ghetto Gospel.” When we did the shoot, he had just come out of prison and every shot has a reason, it’s never random, so this was the idea of the photo shoot, him becoming clean. He had given this interview when he was still in prison and he really opened up and was so honest. I had read it and thought it was so truthful so for the work I did with him, there was this idea of washing away and rebirth. And we did another shoot where he posed as a slave on a cotton field. They traced rapping and rhyming to “call and repeat” during slavery time in sugar cane and cotton fields to pass the time. It’s on the Hotel Lachapelle book. Tupac came to the shoot 2 hours early, which was very unusual for a rapper. So I wasn’t ready for the shoot and he didn’t care. He reminded me of my black friends whom I went to art schools with, he was so cool, open-minded and chill. He wasn’t judgemental. Then later on, I found out that he had gone to an art school. He left behind a big bag of socks and underwear because he had just come out from prison and never picked it up. He died shortly after. I still wear his socks sometimes (laughs).

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Here is over 15 minutes of rare mostly never before seen footage of Tupac's infamous bathtub photo shoot with renowed photographer David LaChapelle shortly after his release from prison.
Some of what Lachappelle had to say about the shoot:

DM: I feel that a lot of your work emphasises on beauty in people, regardless of colour or size. One of my favourite pieces of your work is “Becoming Clean” with Tupac Shakur amongst others. How was it like work with him?
DL: Tupac was great, he was very sensitive and is truly a good person. I wrote to his mum when he died and she sent me flowers and gave me his last song, “Ghetto Gospel.” When we did the shoot, he had just come out of prison and every shot has a reason, it’s never random, so this was the idea of the photo shoot, him becoming clean. He had given this interview when he was still in prison and he really opened up and was so honest. I had read it and thought it was so truthful so for the work I did with him, there was this idea of washing away and rebirth. And we did another shoot where he posed as a slave on a cotton field. They traced rapping and rhyming to “call and repeat” during slavery time in sugar cane and cotton fields to pass the time. It’s on the Hotel Lachapelle book. Tupac came to the shoot 2 hours early, which was very unusual for a rapper. So I wasn’t ready for the shoot and he didn’t care. He reminded me of my black friends whom I went to art schools with, he was so cool, open-minded and chill. He wasn’t judgemental. Then later on, I found out that he had gone to an art school. He left behind a big bag of socks and underwear because he had just come out from prison and never picked it up. He died shortly after. I still wear his socks sometimes (laughs).

]]>http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/video-tupacs-96-photoshoot-with-david-lachapelle.html/feed2Drake Explains Tupac Line On “Fear”http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/drake-explains-tupac-line-on-fear.html
http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/drake-explains-tupac-line-on-fear.html#commentsFri, 16 Oct 2009 00:03:44 +0000http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/?p=9301I never cried when ‘Pac died,” Drake raps on the song from his So Far Gone EP. “But I probably will when Hov does/ And if my tears hold value, then I would drop one for every single thing he showed us/ And I’ll be standing in a puddle.

Drake said, unequivocally, he isn’t dissing Tupac Shakur on “Fear.” He’s just pointing out that he was too young to fully feel the impact of the music icon at the time of his passing.

“I never cried when ‘Pac died,” Drake raps on the song from his So Far Gone EP. “But I probably will when Hov does/ And if my tears hold value, then I would drop one for every single thing he showed us/ And I’ll be standing in a puddle.”

Recently calling in from Toronto, Drake explained his lines.

“A lot of people also sort of don’t understand the meaning of that line,” Drake said. “It’s not necessarily that I don’t love West Coast hip-hop or that I don’t love ‘Pac now that I’m 22, but that line was just said to show how new I am to hip-hop. And like I said, I was 9 when that happened, so it didn’t really affect me. But that song in general was just one of those things that took awhile to finish because it was an opportunity to say a lot of the things on my mind. That always feels good as a rapper, when you can get your thoughts out.”

]]>http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/drake-explains-tupac-line-on-fear.html/feed4Tupac – The Lost Footage Pt. 6 (Final Segment)http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/tupac-the-lost-footage-pt-6-final-segment.html
http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/tupac-the-lost-footage-pt-6-final-segment.html#commentsSun, 04 Oct 2009 17:00:58 +0000http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/?p=9018In this final segment from VIBE’s lost interview with 2Pac, the gone-but-not-forgotten rapper speaks about his movie Gridlock’d, meeting his father for the first time, and his views on God and religion. R.I.P. 2Pac.

In this final segment from VIBE’s lost interview with 2Pac, the gone-but-not-forgotten rapper speaks about his movie Gridlock’d, meeting his father for the first time, and his views on God and religion. R.I.P. 2Pac.

]]>http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/tupac-the-lost-footage-pt-6-final-segment.html/feed4Tupac – The Lost Footage Pt. 5 (On The Phone With Suge Knight)http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/tupac-the-lost-footage-pt-5-on-the-phone-with-suge-knight.html
http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/tupac-the-lost-footage-pt-5-on-the-phone-with-suge-knight.html#commentsWed, 30 Sep 2009 15:58:47 +0000http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/?p=8928In some down time during VIBE Magazine’s candid 1996 interview with 2Pac, VIBE plays fly on the wall as Pac talks on the phone with Suge Knight.

]]>http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/tupac-the-lost-footage-pt-5-on-the-phone-with-suge-knight.html/feed0Tupac – The Lost Footage Part 3 & 4 (Says He Knows Diddy Had Him Shot)http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/tupac-the-lost-footage-part-3-4-says-he-knows-diddy-had-him-shot.html
http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/tupac-the-lost-footage-part-3-4-says-he-knows-diddy-had-him-shot.html#commentsFri, 25 Sep 2009 18:08:00 +0000http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/?p=8807In the third clip from this lost interview with 2Pac from 1996, the impassioned poet speaks on accusations that Puff Daddy knew about his shooting and being badmouthed while locked up. Part four drops Thursday (September 24.)

It’s been 13 years since 2Pac died on the 13th day of September 1996, yet the void he left in hip-hop–let alone black culture–is gaping, For his anniversary, VIBE revives the fallen icon, if just for a couple minutes, with the first in a series of previously unreleased interview footage from May ‘96. As he discusses a unified rap nation and where he’d be in 2016, ‘Pac is everything we remember: Candid, passionate, prophetic. Rest in peace, Tupac Amaru Shakur.

Here’s part 2 of VIBE’s lost interview with Pac. In this segment, recorded circa 1996, he speaks on Biggie and the Quad Studios shooting incident.

It’s been 13 years since 2Pac died on the 13th day of September 1996, yet the void he left in hip-hop–let alone black culture–is gaping, For his anniversary, VIBE revives the fallen icon, if just for a couple minutes, with the first in a series of previously unreleased interview footage from May ‘96. As he discusses a unified rap nation and where he’d be in 2016, ‘Pac is everything we remember: Candid, passionate, prophetic. Rest in peace, Tupac Amaru Shakur.

Here’s part 2 of VIBE’s lost interview with Pac. In this segment, recorded circa 1996, he speaks on Biggie and the Quad Studios shooting incident.
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]]>http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/keyshia-cole-ft-tupac-playa-cardz-right-video.html/feed9Tupac is the Most Overrated Artist Everhttp://www.ihiphopmusic.com/tupac-is-the-most-overrated-artist-ever.html
http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/tupac-is-the-most-overrated-artist-ever.html#commentsThu, 04 Sep 2008 18:29:40 +0000http://www.ihiphopmusic.com/?p=2820I don’t even know where to start after a headline like that, man those Tupac stans are going to loose their minds when they read this… Reuters reports: LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Dead rapper Tupac “2Pac” Shakur, the hip-hop icon who sold more records after he was murdered than during his brief career, is the... Read more »

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Dead rapper Tupac “2Pac” Shakur, the hip-hop icon who sold more records after he was murdered than during his brief career, is the most overrated person in music, according to music magazine Blender.

Shakur tops a tongue-in-cheek list that also includes “places, trends and other junk in rock,” Blender said in its upcoming October issue, due on newsstands next week.

Other overrated finalists included the Grammys at No. 7, encores at No. 12, Pink Floyd at No. 14 and “the music you loved as a teenager” at No. 23.

I personally thought Pac was the greatest way before he died but of course his death made him even more of an iconic figure and the same can be said for B.I.G., I mean Biggie only had two albums and he’s “Top 5 Dead or Alive“. To say Pac is overrated is crossing the line but will definitely help them sell more copies of the magazine because of it. What do you guys think?